YeshivaThe torah world Gateway
Beit Midrash
- Family and Society
- Current Events
- Understanding Circumstances
The Torah study is dedicatedin honor of
The Israeli nation
Just as the Torah is holy, the land of Israel is holy. In the same way that if one letter is removed from a Torah scroll it is incomplete, so, if one portion of the land of Israel is removed, it is lacking. He who stabs a knife into the heart of the land of Israel, in effect stabs a knife into the heart of the nation.
Relinquishing portions of the land of Israel to foreign rule constitutes a blow to the lifeline of the nation and an assault upon the deepest aspirations of the Jewish people. Only when settled comfortably upon the sacred soil of the entire land of Israel will the Jews be able to truly live as they please and fulfill their unique role among the nations. Such a situation would not only benefit the Jews, but would benefit human kind as a whole. The act of relinquishing portions of the land of Israel is a grave transgression, and it is comparable to the Sin of the Spies (Numbers 13-14) which resulted in the Israelites' entrance into the land of Israel being delayed for forty years. The present trial, if we mange to endure it, will serve to rectify the Sin of the Spies, which, besides delaying the entrance of the Children of Israel into the land, also caused our eventual exile from the land. In rectifying this sin, we will bring the redemption that much closer.
He who forcibly evacuates Jews from homes which they have built upon land inherited from their ancestors is the one responsible for causing a rift in the Nation of Israel.
The settlers of Judea, Samaria, and Gaza are not just some dangling limb of the Jewish people. To the contrary, they are like a part of the body upon which the very soul of the nation is dependent. They are to be credited with maintaining the strength and ideals of the nation. One who causes a rift between the settlers and their supporters on the one hand, and other elements of the nation on the other, simply shreds the nation to pieces.
Therefore, we call upon all those faithful to the land of Israel and the Torah to staunchly resist those who are trying to uproot us from the soil of our homeland; we call upon them to stand firm against attempts to cause areas in the very heart of the land of Israel to be stripped of Israeli authority.
I call upon the Minister of Defense, the Chief of Staff, the Major General, and regiment commanders, to refrain from giving illegal orders which cause a rift in the nation.
We, for our part, will stand firm like a steel wall, in keeping with the words of our beloved mentor, Rabbi Tzvi Yehudah HaCohen Kook, zt"l: "The entire ludicrous and imaginary 'spider's web' (i.e. schemes to take away our land) of the these thieving nations will collide and disperse against the iron wall and mighty rock of all of us: our youngsters, elders, sons and daughters, our bodies and souls, and in the face of the counsel of the King of the Universe, He who determines the ultimate direction all of history and who has decided that Jerusalem will be resettled, and that the cities and towns of Judea, Samaria, Jericho, Sinai, and the Golan will be rebuilt."
We, the Jewish people, have managed to overcome numerous hardships in our long history. We will no doubt endure this trial as well and continue pushing forward on the path to redemption, until, with God's help, we succeed in reaching the complete and final redemption.
Rabbis in Midrash
Lessons
fast navigation
The Land of Israel LGBT'S IN ISRAEL
The question was asked, how can one make Aliyah with the LGBT parades?
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 7 - Five Accumulative Proofs of G-d
As a preparation for the Kuzari's classic proof of G-d from the mass-revelation at Sinai, we start here with 5 other directions to strengthen our belief which also contribute to what the Kuzari will present as well.
Ein Aya Muscle & Meaning: The Dual Nature of Gevurah (Physical Strength)
Is physical strength and fitness a necessity or an ideal? Although it if often totally overlooked among topics of Judaism, Rav Kook writes that it clearly is also a necessity to deter the many enemies of Israel, but even in Y'mot HaMashiach, in the Messianic era, to a certain extent, it's ideal continues even after our enemies will have been finished off.
Chukat "HOW ENTEBBE STOLE THE BICENTENNIAL
The Difference Between Historic & Eternal"
As we approach America's 250th birthday, it's worth remembering her 200th Bicentennial birthday, on Jul. 4th 1976, when Israel "stole the show" by shocking the world & miraculously saving 101 hostages in a foreign continent. As Pres. As Pres. Trump decides which countries get priority in his new Middle-East, it's worth reminding him of the difference between historic events and eternally historic ones. This obviously connects with this week's parsha, as well!
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 6 - The Parable of the King of India
The advantages of testimony over circumstantial evidence or philosophical speculation.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 5- "Proofs of G-d"
This may be the most important class of the entire book, where we finally get to the Jewish proof of the existence of G-d and truth of the Torah. We should follow His own direction where He tells us how to get to Him: through the Nation of Israel: Jewish history, Jewish prophets (and today, prophecies fulfilled), and national reward & punishment towards Am Yisrael.
Ein Aya One Humanity, One Creator, One Jerusalem
Rav Kook innovatively and beautifully explains this aggadeta where our sages say that after Jerusalem was destroyed her cinnamon fragrance is only found locked in a particular kingdom's treasury.
